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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 798 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Find the light): Highlight = brightest spot; shadow side = away from the light; cast shadow = thrown on the surface, away from the light. Hatching = parallel lines, cross-hatching = crossing lines, stippling = dots, blending = smooth tones. Press harder or add more lines to go darker; a value scale runs from white to black.

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  1. 1.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  8. 8.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  17. 17.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) near to far
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press lighter
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  21. 21.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  23. 23.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  26. 26.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  30. 30.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. lots of tiny dots
  2. blending
  3. shadow side
  4. dark value
  5. True
  6. False
  7. blending
  8. True
  9. False
  10. False
  11. True
  12. True
  13. True
  14. True
  15. light value
  16. its shadow on the table
  17. white to black
  18. dark value
  19. press harder
  20. stippling
  21. lines all one way
  22. where light hits most
  23. smooth, soft tones
  24. False
  25. shadow side
  26. criss-cross lines
  27. highlight
  28. hatching
  29. the side away from light
  30. False
  31. light value
  32. True
  33. False
  34. lines crossing over
  35. dark value
  36. the brightest spot
  37. False
  38. True
  39. on the right side
  40. True

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